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Originally Posted by kepp
I have to think that there were other things going on behind the scenes there. Pinkel is loyal to a fault and almost always promotes from within. I know Odom is former Mizzou, but Pinkel had to have known the risks of pissing Kul off.
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Here's the way I look at it:
Pinkel knows Kul pretty well. He's been on staff with Pinkel for like 23 years. Pinkel knows he aspires to be a defensive coordinator and had passed him over once before.
When Pinkel hired Odom, he had to have a pretty good idea of the effect it would have on Kuligiowski. Yet he still went outside the program to make the hire.
That means either Pinkel is confident they can keep Kul with a raise, or he's not incredibly concerned about losing him.
Losing one position coach - even one as excellent as Kul - is not going to kill the program, as long as the hire to replace him is a quality one.